The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that without concerted peace efforts in war-torn Sudan, people will continue to flee to neighbouring countries. Filippo Grandi's comments came ahead of World Refugee Day Thursday, when he highlighted the desperate plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced people across Africa.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that without concerted peace efforts in war-torn Sudan, people will continue to flee to neighbouring countries. Filippo Grandi's comments came ahead of World Refugee Day Thursday, when he highlighted the desperate plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced people across Africa .
"In recent months nearly 700,000 people have crossed from neighbouring Sudan, fleeing a devastating war that has taken their homes, their loved ones - everything." Grandi's comments were made at a settlement where the UNHCR and IOM are struggling to support refugees and displaced people on both sides of the border.
"Luckily, the South Sudanese returnees and the Sudanese refugees have often been able to travel and communicate together peacefully," Adkins said. Black said Mauritania should inspire other countries hosting refugees in sub-Saharan Africa and even further afield.
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